Qatarize

Q10A1T1A1R1I1Z10E1

verb

To render Qatari.

Scrabble 26

Meanings

verbQatarize (third-person singular simple present Qatarizes, present participle Qatarizing, simple past and past participle Qatarized)

present singular third person Qatarizes · participle present Qatarizing · participle past Qatarized · past Qatarized

  1. transitiveTo render Qatari.

    2012, SB Jaafar, Leadership in Qatar's Educational Reform, link Independent schools to Qatarize all administrative posts

    3 more examples

    adopts the policy of encouraging local contractors and insists on developing their capabilities and on completing the mainstays they require to take charge of implementing the state's construction projects and to fully Qatarize this sector.

    1977, Translations on Near East and North Africa, Joint Publications Research Service, 1977, Issues 1598–1602, page 278

    2007, MAS Al-Emadi, National Human Resource Development: A Multi-Level Perspective. link The goal of Qatarization is to nationalize (Qatarize) 50% of total workforce.

    In the early 1970s, a decision was made to Qatarize administrative posts in the government sector; by the 1990s, 96 percent of the top school- administrative positions were held by Qataris.

    2008, Cathleen Stasz, Post-Secondary Education in Qatar, page 21

Origin

Translations

Esperanto katarigi
  • katarigito make Qatari
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APA

Qatarize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qatarize

MLA

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Chicago

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